Compulsory Modules

40 credits from:

This first semester course, aimed at post-GCSE or post-A Level candidates, intends to consolidate and expand the students' knowledge of grammar and vocabulary through exposure to a variety of texts, ranging from newspaper articles to literary extracts, differing in register and style (to include very colloquial and very formal examples). Written (including translation) skills will be consolidated; oral and aural skills will also be emphasised through classes in which students watch/listen to extracts from films/TV or radio programmes and are encouraged to discuss and analyse their contents.
Core Texts
Morena, Antonio, Donatella Melucci, Annamaria Moneti & Graziana Lazzarino, Da Capo, 7th edition (international edition), (Boston: Heinle Cengage Learning: 2011).
Webpages:
www.rainews.it
www.repubblica.it
Any other learning resources:
Writing classes dossier;
Self-study portfolio;
Lingu exercises.

This second semester course intends to keep consolidating and expanding the students' knowledge of grammar and vocabulary through exposure to a variety of texts, ranging from newspaper articles to literary extracts, differing in register and style (to include very colloquial and very formal examples). Oral and Aural skills will also be emphasised through special classes in which students watch/listen to extracts from films/TV or radio programmes and are encouraged to discuss and analyse their contents.
Core Text:
Morena, Antonio, Donatella Melucci, Annamaria Moneti & Graziana Lazzarino, Da Capo, 7th edition (international edition), (Boston: Heinle Cengage Learning: 2011).
Webpages:
www.rainews.it
www.repubblica.it
Any other learning resources:
Writing classes dossier;
Self-study portfolio;
Lingu exercises.

This is a module running in semester 1 aimed at absolute beginners. This module intends to make students become familiar with the basic structures of the language in order to enable them to express themselves, both orally and in writing, on very simple topics related to everyday life situations. The textbook adopted for this course is 'Spazio Italia 1' (Loescher Editore). This particular text has been selected for its communicative approach to language teaching which, in conjunction with a more traditional approach to grammar, allows students to speed up their progress in all the four essential language learning skills of speaking, reading, listening and writing.
Key Texts:
Diaco, Mimma Flavia & Maria Gloria Tommasini, Spazio Italia 1, (Torino: Loescher Editore, 2011).
Diaco, Mimma Flavia & Maria Gloria Tommasini, Spazio Italia 3, (Torino: Loescher Editore, 2011).
Webpages:
www.rainews.it
www.repubblica.it
Any other learning resources: Lingu exercises

This module is aimed at all first year students who have completed Italian for Beginners 1. The module aims to develop the basic oral, aural and written communicative skills acquired in semester 1 in order to bring students up to and beyond a level of proficiency equivalent to 'A' level. Students apply the grammatical principles learned in semester 1 to extended pieces of writing and also focus on more complex grammatical structures. Aural communicative skills are developed through audio and video tape comprehension exercises and students are required to make individual presentations on more sophisticated topics.
Key Texts:
Diaco, Mimma Flavia & Maria Gloria Tommasini, Spazio Italia 1, (Torino: Loescher Editore, 2011).
Diaco, Mimma Flavia & Maria Gloria Tommasini, Spazio Italia 3, (Torino: Loescher Editore, 2011).
Webpages:
www.rainews.it
www.repubblica.it
Any other learning resources: Lingu exercises

40 credits from:

This module has been designed in order to enable post 'A' level students to develop written communicative skills in Spanish by extending linguistic competence acquired at 'A' level. It comprises a text-based class in which students have the opportunity to develop translation skills and paraphrasing techniques. Students also have the opportunity to revise and consolidate key areas of grammar in a second class which constitutes the grammatical spine of the module. The texts used in this module are chosen from a range of sources including the media and literary works in order to familiarise students with variations in tone and register. A thematic approach is used in the text-based class in order to enable students to gain an insight into particular Hispanic themes and issues while developing the various written communicative skills outlined.
Spanish Practice Books:
No set text is given for this language module, although students are highly encouraged to purchase a copy of the following books for self-study:
Busquets, María, Ejercicios gramaticales, Niveles Intermedio y Superior (Madrid: Verbum, 1993)
Howkins, Angela, Practising Spanish Grammar, (London: Hodder, 2011)
Nissemberg, Gilda, Practice Makes Perfect. Complete Spanish Grammar (New York: Mc Graw-Hill, 2004)
Equipo Prisma, Español para Extranjeros: Nivel Intermedio B1 (Madrid: Edinumen, 2004)
Websites:
Diccionario de la Real Academia de la Lengua Española: http://www.rae.es/rae.html
Any other learning resources:
Students are given two module dossiers at the beginning of the year containing all the necessary materials for their classes.
Students have to complete the School’s Self-Study Portfolio (available from SMLC website).

This topic-based module complements LZS1001 by developing proficiency in spoken Spanish acquired at 'A' level. A range of audio and visual aids is used in each class in order to stimulate group discussions, debates and individual presentations on a particular theme. Aural skills are also developed through audio and video comprehension exercises. The purpose of this module is to enable students to defend themselves orally in a range of topics relating to contemporary Hispanic life and society and to improve comprehension of regional Spanish accents.
Websites:
YouTube channels for listening comprehension practice:
http://www.youtube.com/user/rtve
http://www.youtube.com/user/misextatv
http://www.youtube.com/user/antena3
http://www.youtube.com/user/valemusic
http://www.youtube.com/user/artehistoriacom
Spanish radio stations:
http://www.cadenaser.com/player_radio.html
http://www.los40.com/player/
Main Spanish newspapers:
http://www.elpais.com
http://www.elperiodico.com/es/
http://www.lavanguardia.com/
http://www.elmundo.es/

This module is aimed at ab initio and post GCSE students of Spanish and focuses on the development of basic oral, aural and written communicative skills. The module involves an introduction to (and in the case of those with GCSE knowledge of the language), a revision of key areas of grammar (present and past tenses, the future and conditional tenses, nouns, adjectives, prepositions) and general vocabulary and key expressions relating to self, family, daily routine, hobbies, likes and dislikes and role-play situations. Through selected audio/visual aids, students will also be introduced to Spanish culture and society.
Textbook:
Kattán, Juan, and Angela Howkins, Spanish Grammar in Context, 3rd edn (New York: Routledge, 2014)

This module is aimed at all first year students who have completed Spanish for Beginners and Intermediate Students 1. The module aims to develop the basic oral, aural and written communicative skills acquired in semester 1 in order to bring students up to and beyond a level of proficiency equivalent to 'A' level. Students apply the grammatical principles learned in semester 1 to extended pieces of writing and also focus on more complex grammatical structures. Aural communicative skills are developed through audio and video tape comprehension exercises and students are required to make individual presentations on more sophisticated topics.
Textbook:
Kattán, Juan, and Angela Howkins, Spanish Grammar in Context, 3rd edn (New York: Routledge, 2014)

40 credits from:

This module has been designed in order to enable post 'A' level students to develop written communicative skills in French by extending linguistic competence acquired at 'A' level. It comprises a text-based class in which students have the opportunity to develop translation skills and paraphrasing techniques. Students also have the opportunity to revise and consolidate key areas of grammar in a second class which constitutes the grammatical spine of the module. The texts used in this module are chosen from a range of sources including the media and literary works in order to familiarise students with variations in tone and register. A thematic approach is used in the text-based class in order to enable students to gain an insight into particular French themes and issues while developing the various written communicative skills outlined.
Key texts
We use the following as a course book:
Simone Renaud and Dominique van Hooff. En Bonne Forme (8th edition) (New York: John Wiley and Sons, 2008)
We also recommend the students purchase the following:
- A large bilingual dictionary, such as the latest edition of the Collins-Robert or the Oxford-Hachette.
- A large monolingual dictionary, such as the latest edition of Le Petit Robert.
- A detailed French grammar reference book to complement the course book. We recommend the latest edition of Hawkins and Towell’s French Grammar and Usage or Glanville Price’s A Comprehensive French Grammar. Although it is somewhat briefer than the two previous books, we also suggest that Ferrat’s A French Reference Grammar is suitable for first year purposes.”

This topic-based module complements LZF1001 by developing proficiency in spoken French acquired at 'A' level. A range of audio and visual aids is used in each class in order to stimulate group discussions, debates and individual presentations on a particular theme. Aural skills are also developed through audio and video comprehension exercises. The purpose of this module is to enable students to defend themselves orally in a range of topics relating to contemporary French and Francophone life and society and to improve comprehension of different French accents.
Key texts
This module involves oral comprehension classes and conversation classes. At the start of each semester, students are given a course booklet containing the questions for the listening comprehension exercises, general module information, and lists of websites that they can use in order to watch French television and listen to French radio.
We also recommend the students purchase the following:
- A large bilingual dictionary, such as the latest edition of the Collins-Robert or the Oxford-Hachette.
- A large monolingual dictionary, such as the latest edition of Le Petit Robert.
- A detailed French grammar reference book to complement the course book. We recommend the latest edition of Hawkins and Towell’s French Grammar and Usage or Glanville Price’s A Comprehensive French Grammar. Although it is somewhat briefer than the two previous books, we also suggest that Ferrat’s A French Reference Grammar is suitable for first year purposes.
Webpages: Students are expected to be regularly keeping up-to-date with new stories in France via websites such as the following:
www.lemonde.fr
www.liberation.fr
www.figaro.fr
French television news programmes
- Daily 8am, 1pm and 8pm national news bulletins from France 2: http://jt.france2.fr
- Regional and local news bulletins from France 3 (also available as podcasts): http://jt.france3.fr/
- International news bulletins and short docu-films from TV5: www.tv5.org
- iTélé: http://www.itele.fr/
- BFM TV : http://www.bfmtv.fr/
French radio stations
- Europe 1 (news and discussion): http://www.europe1.fr/
- France Info (news): http://www.radiofrance.fr/chaines/france-info/accueil/
- France Inter (news): http://www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/accueil/
- France Culture (news and culture, bit like BBC Radio 4): http://www.radiofrance.fr/chaines/france-culture2/sommaire/
- Radio France Internationale (international news): http://www.rfi.fr/

Mae'r modiwl hwn yn mynd law yn llaw â LCF1001, ac mae'n canolbwyntio ar sgiliau llafar a gwrando'r myfyrwyr. Yn ogystal â dosbarthiadau sgwrsio traddodiadol a gwaith yn seiliedig ar arddweud, mae pytiau o deledu Ffrangeg yn cyflwyno'r myfyrwyr i Ffrangeg fel y caiff ei siarad go iawn heddiw gan siaradwyr brodorol o amrywiaeth o gefndiroedd. Bydd gwaith yn y Ganolfan Ieithoedd yn golygu gwrando ar ffeiliau sain a recordio eu hunain ar gyfrifiadur, a hynny dan arolygiaeth y staff er mwyn gallu rhoi adborth unigol. Nod y modiwlau iaith yw cael y myfyrwyr i gael meistrolaeth gadarn o ramadeg, a gallu defnyddio'r Ffrangeg ar lafar ac yn ysgrifenedig, gan ddod yn fwy medrus a hyderus wrth siarad ac ysgrifennu.
Key texts
This module involves oral comprehension classes and conversation classes. At the start of each semester, students are given a course booklet containing the questions for the listening comprehension exercises, general module information, and lists of websites that they can use in order to watch French television and listen to French radio.
We also recommend the students purchase the following:
- A large bilingual dictionary, such as the latest edition of the Collins-Robert or the Oxford-Hachette.
- A large monolingual dictionary, such as the latest edition of Le Petit Robert.
- A detailed French grammar reference book to complement the course book. We recommend the latest edition of Hawkins and Towell’s French Grammar and Usage or Glanville Price’s A Comprehensive French Grammar. Although it is somewhat briefer than the two previous books, we also suggest that Ferrat’s A French Reference Grammar is suitable for first year purposes.

The module is devised to suit 'ab initio' and post-GCSE students of French and focuses on the development of basic oral, aural and written communicative skills. The module involves an introduction to and [in the case of those with GCSE knowledge of the language] a revision of key areas of grammar (present and past tenses, the future and conditional tenses, nouns, adjectives, prepositions). Students will acquire general vocabulary and key expressions relating to self, family, daily routine, hobbies, likes and dislikes, in part through role-play situations. Using appropriate audio/visual aids, students will also be introduced to modern and contemporary French culture and society.
Key texts:
Action Grammaire! 3rd edition by Phil Turk & Geneviève García Vandaele (Hodder Education, 2006).
The French Experience 1 Marie Therese Bougard, Daniele Bourdais (BBC Publications, 2003)
Students are given the following advice about purchasing a dictionary:
“You may be able to manage with a concise one (not a pocket dictionary), but you should consider a ‘proper’ translating dictionary such as the Collins-Robert or Oxford-Hachette, and learn to use it effectively and regularly.”

This module is aimed at all first year students who have completed French for Beginners 1. The module aims to develop the basic oral, aural and written communicative skills acquired in semester 1 in order to bring students up to and beyond a level of proficiency equivalent to 'A' level. Students apply the grammatical principles learned in semester 1 to extended pieces of writing and also focus on more complex grammatical structures. Aural communicative skills are developed through audio and video tape comprehension exercises and students are required to make individual presentations on more sophisticated topics.
Key texts:
Action Grammaire! 3rd edition by Phil Turk & Geneviève García Vandaele (Hodder Education, 2006).
The French Experience 1 Marie Therese Bougard, Daniele Bourdais (BBC Publications, 2003)
Students are given the following advice about purchasing a dictionary:
“You may be able to manage with a concise one (not a pocket dictionary), but you should consider a ‘proper’ translating dictionary such as the Collins-Robert or Oxford-Hachette, and learn to use it effectively and regularly.”

Compulsory Modules

Semester 1

Building on the foundations of the first year language course, classes on written language skills, listening comprehension and translation into English, and oral communication skills will further develop proficiency and fluency in French. Written language skills include grammar review, paraphrasing, translation into French and essay-writing, and will focus on journalistic, literary and professional language. Listening comprehension classes will draw from modern, authentic material including recent French TV reports, and involve comprehension and paraphrasing exercises. The language materials used will concern the following topics: media, employability, the arts and socio-cultural debates. Oral skills will develop fluency across different registers of spoken French. All classes seek to develop the skills students will need for their third year in a French-speaking country.

This course intends to consolidate and expand the students' knowledge of grammar and vocabulary through exposure to a variety of texts ranging from newspaper articles to literary extracts, differing in register and style (to include very colloquial and very formal examples). Oral and aural skills will also be emphasised through special classes in which students watch/listen to extracts from films/TV or radio programmes and are encouraged to discuss and analyse their content. Students will also study materials that provide insight into Italian civilisation in the target language.
Key Text:
De Rome, Denise, Soluzioni: A Practical Grammar of Contemporary Italian, (London&New York: Routledge, 2010).
Webpages:
www.rainews.it
www.repubblica.it
Any other learning resources:
Writing classes dossier;
Self-study portfolio.

This module comprises two text-based written language classes and one class which focuses on the development of oral and aural communicative skills. In the first written language class, students concentrate on translation, paraphrasing, reading comprehension exercises and report writing, while grammar revision and consolidation forms the focus of hour 2. In hour 3, students are exposed to a variety of audio visual material and are required to participate in class discussions and debates.
No set text is given for this language module.
Any other learning resources:
Students are given two module dossiers at the beginning of the year containing all the necessary materials for their classes.
Students have to complete the School’s Self-Study Portfolio (available from SMLC website).

Semester 2

Building on the foundations of the first year language course, classes on written language skills, listening comprehension and translation into English, and oral communication skills will further develop proficiency and fluency in French. Written language skills include grammar review, paraphrasing, translation into French and essay-writing, and will focus on journalistic, literary and professional language. Listening comprehension classes will draw from modern, authentic material including recent French TV reports, and involve comprehension and paraphrasing exercises. The language materials used will concern the following topics: media, employability, the arts and socio-cultural debates. Oral skills will develop fluency across different registers of spoken French. All classes seek to develop the skills students will need for their third year in a French-speaking country.

This course intends to consolidate and expand the students' knowledge of grammar and vocabulary through exposure to a variety of texts ranging from newspaper articles to literary extracts, differing in register and style (to include very colloquial and very formal examples). Oral and aural skills will also be emphasised through special classes in which students watch/listen to extracts from films/TV or radio programmes and are encouraged to discuss and analyse their content. Students will also study materials that provide insight into Italian civilisation in the target language.
Key Text:
De Rome, Denise, Soluzioni: A Practical Grammar of Contemporary Italian, (London&New York: Routledge, 2010).
Webpages:
www.rainews.it
www.repubblica.it
Any other learning resources:
Writing classes dossier;
Self-study portfolio.

This module comprises two text-based written language classes and one class which focuses on the development of oral and aural communicative skills. In the first written language class, students concentrate on translation, paraphrasing, reading comprehension exercises and report writing, while grammar revision and consolidation forms the focus of hour 2. In hour 3, students are exposed to a variety of audio visual material and are required to participate in class discussions and debates.
No set text is given for this language module.
Any other learning resources:
Students are given two module dossiers at the beginning of the year containing all the necessary materials for their classes.
Students have to complete the School’s Self-Study Portfolio (available from SMLC website).

Compulsory Modules

Semester 1

This 20 credit module running throughout the year promotes appropriate use of style and register in all written work and ensures that students can deal with variations in register and idiomatic expression in a confident and accurate manner. Through exposure to selected texts and complex grammatical structures, students acquire reading and writing skills which match the required standard of final year linguists.

Provided it meets with the approval of the relevant members of staff in Modern Languages, the chosen subject or translation passage may concern any aspect of Italian life, literature, history or culture. The chosen subject area should not be something that is already a specific component of the syllabus. The essay or presentation will be in the target language.

Provided it meets with the approval of the relevant members of staff in Modern Languages, the chosen subject or translation passage may concern any aspect of Spanish, Catalan or Galician life, literature, history or culture. The chosen subject area should not be something that is already a specific component of the syllabus. The essay or presentation will be in the target language.

This 30 credit module running throughout the year promotes appropriate use of style and register in all written and oral work and ensures that students can deal with variations in register and idiomatic expression in a confident and accurate manner. Through exposure to selected texts, complex grammatical structures and audiovisual materials, students acquire reading, writing, aural and oral skills which match the required standard of final year linguists.
Webpages:
www.rainews.it
www.repubblica.it
Any other learning resources:
Writing classes dossier;
Translation classes dossier.

This 40 credit module running throughout the year promotes appropriate use of style and register in all written and oral work and ensures that students can deal with variations in register and idiomatic expression in a confident and accurate manner. Through exposure to selected texts, complex grammatical structures and audiovisual materials, students acquire reading, writing, aural and oral skills which match the required standard of final year linguists.
No set text is given for this language module, although students are highly encouraged to purchase a copy of the following books for self-study:
Butt, John and Carmen Benjamin (2011) A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish, London and Oxford: Arnold.
Pountain, Christopher, Teresa de Carlos and Angela Howkins (2011) Practicing Spanish Grammar: A Workbook, London & Oxford: Arnold.
Any other learning resources:
Students are given two module dossiers at the beginning of the year containing all the necessary materials for their classes.
Students are encouraged to complete the School’s Self-Study Portfolio (available from SMLC website)

Semester 2

This 20 credit module running throughout the year promotes appropriate use of style and register in all written work and ensures that students can deal with variations in register and idiomatic expression in a confident and accurate manner. Through exposure to selected texts and complex grammatical structures, students acquire reading and writing skills which match the required standard of final year linguists.

This 30 credit module running throughout the year promotes appropriate use of style and register in all written and oral work and ensures that students can deal with variations in register and idiomatic expression in a confident and accurate manner. Through exposure to selected texts, complex grammatical structures and audiovisual materials, students acquire reading, writing, aural and oral skills which match the required standard of final year linguists.
Webpages:
www.rainews.it
www.repubblica.it
Any other learning resources:
Writing classes dossier;
Translation classes dossier.

This 40 credit module running throughout the year promotes appropriate use of style and register in all written and oral work and ensures that students can deal with variations in register and idiomatic expression in a confident and accurate manner. Through exposure to selected texts, complex grammatical structures and audiovisual materials, students acquire reading, writing, aural and oral skills which match the required standard of final year linguists.
No set text is given for this language module, although students are highly encouraged to purchase a copy of the following books for self-study:
Butt, John and Carmen Benjamin (2011) A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish, London and Oxford: Arnold.
Pountain, Christopher, Teresa de Carlos and Angela Howkins (2011) Practicing Spanish Grammar: A Workbook, London & Oxford: Arnold.
Any other learning resources:
Students are given two module dossiers at the beginning of the year containing all the necessary materials for their classes.
Students are encouraged to complete the School’s Self-Study Portfolio (available from SMLC website)